Hmm.. i'm thinking of a "power-mote" that can sit and charge on the touchstone, but with an amoled screen and all of the power saving mods, so if used like a regular remote, even though it's phone-based (with popup buttons) it would last a week on one charge... if used as a game controller or to channel-surf on itself, then it'll have to be recharged more often. But i see what you mean. A phone doesn't have dedicated hardware buttons, but every phone (including Android and iOS) could run an app to be used as a secondary remote...